Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-09
%. Franklin-william A. Brown.


IS. Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Bruins
wick-William E. Gaines
30. Amelia, Cumberland, and Prince
Edward Charles II. Bliss
80. Southampton, Isle OF Wight, and
Nansemond-- Charles II. Ca1sey.t
80. Hanover and Caroline--Williams
c. Wickham.
SO. King George, Richmond, West
moreland, Northumberland, and Lancas-
ter. J. Mcdonald
80. Elizabeth City, Warwick, York,
James City, Charles City, New Kent,
and King William Daniel " Norton. =
Those marked with an are Republi-
cans.
All senator's are elected for four years
that is to say, yesterday nineteen OF
them were elected for four years in
1859. tweRty-one of them will be elected
for four years. There is not an equal
division made. because Richmond and
Henrico together elect two senators, and
the law is that the senators of the even
numbered districts shall retire alto
gethor and that senators of the odd
numbered districts shall retire alto
gother. This year the election is for
the former.
In the last House the Democrats had
seventy members; the Republicans,
thirty.
Every city and county in the State
yesterday voted for members of the
House, whereas only about half of them
voted for senators.
Malone made this fight .for the House.
He never once thought it possible to
secure the Senate but it was charged
that if he got a bare majority Of
the House he would oust Democratic
members upon the fimsiest pretexts of
contest and seat enough of his own fol-
lowers to give him a majority on joint
ballot--that is to say when the Senate
and House together proceeded with the
election of United States senator, Audi
tor, &c, &c.
The weather yesterday was fair-that
is to say for most of the day the skies
were overcast and from time to time rain
seemed imminon'. The temperature
was mild and Pleasant.
Richmond city.
To ell the people of Virginia Rich
mond city was the centre Of interest yes
terday.
From 1869 to May, 1886, Richmond
was continuously and often oyerwhelm-
ingly Democratic. In the last-named
year the Democrats were defeated 10y the
Reformers- that is to say a large number
of Democrats, mostly workingmcn, as
sisted by the solid Republican vote. The
Reformers elected a majority of the City
Council and now dominate municipal at-
fairs.
In November, 1886, for Congress the
Democrats nominated the Hon. George
D. Wise the Republicans, under John
S. Wise, nominated ex-Judge Edmund
Waddll, Jr., and the Reformers Mr..
William II. Mullen. Within few days
of the election Mr.. Mullen withdrew
in favor of Mr. Wise, and Mr.. Wise
was elected by q large majority.
This year the Democrats at their primary
election nominated for the House Messrs.
A. $. Buford, II. l.. Carter "a member
OF the last House,, John a. Curtis, AMI
Lyon G. Tyler. The Reformers and
the Republican committees nominated
Messrs Ira r. Bland, John ". Graves,
John f. Parrish, and John NJ. Ryall.
Some weeks after these nominations it
became known from q speech made by
the Hon. John $. Wise, and published
in the Dispatcb, that these four candi-
dates were pledged to him to support a
Republican for United States senator a
Republican for Speaker of the House,
and for all Republican measures, and it
was thereafter the continual insistance OF
the Democratic press and speakers that
the Keiormers were NOT n workingman' S
party, or any independent party-but
were in fact, if not in name, Republican.
The following table shows the result
Of this contest: